El Salto weather in April
In April, El Salto sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 15 mm of rain across 3.3 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.
Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.
Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is El Salto's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Salto's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 22°
- 6th warmest
- Overnight low
- 5°
- 6th coldest
- Rainfall
- 15 mm
- 3.3 wet days
- Daylight
- 12 h 36 min
- 6:45 AM – 7:18 PM
- Cloud cover
- 41%
- 5th clearest
- Wind
- 9 km/h
- 1st windiest
- Solar energy
- 7.71 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 7.9
- out of 10
El Salto is municipal seat of Pueblo Nuevo, State of Durango, Mexico.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in April
Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.
A typical April day in El Salto reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C warmer than March and about 2°C cooler than May.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Avg low (°C) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 3 |
| 2 | 20 | 4 |
| 3 | 21 | 4 |
| 4 | 21 | 4 |
| 5 | 21 | 4 |
| 6 | 21 | 4 |
| 7 | 21 | 4 |
| 8 | 21 | 4 |
| 9 | 21 | 4 |
| 10 | 21 | 4 |
| 11 | 21 | 4 |
| 12 | 21 | 4 |
| 13 | 21 | 4 |
| 14 | 22 | 5 |
| 15 | 22 | 5 |
| 16 | 22 | 5 |
| 17 | 22 | 5 |
| 18 | 22 | 5 |
| 19 | 22 | 5 |
| 20 | 22 | 5 |
| 21 | 22 | 5 |
| 22 | 22 | 5 |
| 23 | 22 | 5 |
| 24 | 22 | 5 |
| 25 | 23 | 6 |
| 26 | 23 | 6 |
| 27 | 23 | 6 |
| 28 | 23 | 6 |
| 29 | 23 | 6 |
| 30 | 23 | 6 |
How April really feels in El Salto
Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.
April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
El Salto weather by month
How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15° / 1° | 37 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 10.7 | 5.6 |
| Feb | 17° / 2° | 28 | 3 | 0.3 | 11.2 | 6.6 |
| Mar | 19° / 3° | 20 | 3 | 0.2 | 11.8 | 7.6 |
| Apr | 22° / 5° | 15 | 3.3 | 0 | 12.5 | 7.9 |
| May | 24° / 8° | 32 | 7.1 | 0 | 13.1 | 7.7 |
| Jun | 24° / 11° | 117 | 15 | 0 | 13.4 | 6.1 |
| Jul | 23° / 11° | 215 | 21.9 | 0 | 13.3 | 4.9 |
| Aug | 23° / 11° | 193 | 21.8 | 0 | 12.8 | 4.9 |
| Sep | 22° / 10° | 165 | 18.2 | 0 | 12.1 | 5.3 |
| Oct | 21° / 8° | 58 | 7.8 | 0 | 11.4 | 7.1 |
| Nov | 19° / 4° | 34 | 3.6 | 0 | 10.9 | 7.4 |
| Dec | 16° / 2° | 32 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 10.6 | 6.0 |
Cloud cover in April
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in April.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 71 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 74 |
| Cloudier (%) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 71 | 29 |
| 2 | 71 | 29 |
| 3 | 71 | 29 |
| 4 | 72 | 28 |
| 5 | 71 | 29 |
| 6 | 71 | 29 |
| 7 | 71 | 29 |
| 8 | 70 | 30 |
| 9 | 70 | 30 |
| 10 | 69 | 31 |
| 11 | 70 | 30 |
| 12 | 69 | 31 |
| 13 | 69 | 31 |
| 14 | 69 | 31 |
| 15 | 69 | 31 |
| 16 | 68 | 32 |
| 17 | 68 | 32 |
| 18 | 68 | 32 |
| 19 | 68 | 32 |
| 20 | 68 | 32 |
| 21 | 68 | 32 |
| 22 | 68 | 32 |
| 23 | 69 | 31 |
| 24 | 69 | 31 |
| 25 | 70 | 30 |
| 26 | 70 | 30 |
| 27 | 71 | 29 |
| 28 | 71 | 29 |
| 29 | 72 | 28 |
| 30 | 74 | 26 |
Chance of precipitation in April
El Salto gets around 15 mm of rain over 3.3 wet days in April, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 11% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 7 |
| 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 8 |
| 6 | 8 |
| 7 | 8 |
| 8 | 8 |
| 9 | 8 |
| 10 | 8 |
| 11 | 9 |
| 12 | 9 |
| 13 | 10 |
| 14 | 10 |
| 15 | 11 |
| 16 | 12 |
| 17 | 12 |
| 18 | 13 |
| 19 | 13 |
| 20 | 13 |
| 21 | 14 |
| 22 | 14 |
| 23 | 14 |
| 24 | 14 |
| 25 | 14 |
| 26 | 14 |
| 27 | 14 |
| 28 | 14 |
| 29 | 14 |
| 30 | 15 |
Humidity in April
Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Dry (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 100 |
| 2 | 100 |
| 3 | 100 |
| 4 | 100 |
| 5 | 100 |
| 6 | 100 |
| 7 | 100 |
| 8 | 100 |
| 9 | 100 |
| 10 | 100 |
| 11 | 100 |
| 12 | 100 |
| 13 | 100 |
| 14 | 100 |
| 15 | 100 |
| 16 | 100 |
| 17 | 100 |
| 18 | 100 |
| 19 | 100 |
| 20 | 100 |
| 21 | 100 |
| 22 | 100 |
| 23 | 100 |
| 24 | 100 |
| 25 | 100 |
| 26 | 100 |
| 27 | 100 |
| 28 | 100 |
| 29 | 100 |
| 30 | 100 |
Wind in April
Winds average 9 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.
Across April, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | calm |
| 2 | 9 | calm |
| 3 | 9 | calm |
| 4 | 9 | calm |
| 5 | 9 | calm |
| 6 | 9 | calm |
| 7 | 9 | calm |
| 8 | 9 | calm |
| 9 | 9 | calm |
| 10 | 9 | calm |
| 11 | 9 | calm |
| 12 | 9 | calm |
| 13 | 9 | calm |
| 14 | 9 | calm |
| 15 | 9 | calm |
| 16 | 9 | calm |
| 17 | 9 | calm |
| 18 | 9 | calm |
| 19 | 8 | calm |
| 20 | 8 | calm |
| 21 | 8 | calm |
| 22 | 8 | calm |
| 23 | 8 | calm |
| 24 | 8 | calm |
| 25 | 8 | calm |
| 26 | 8 | calm |
| 27 | 8 | calm |
| 28 | 8 | calm |
| 29 | 8 | calm |
| 30 | 8 | calm |
Sunrise & sunset in April
Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Days grow by about 42 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:00 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 7:24 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.9 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 7:00 | 6:59 | 6:58 | 6:57 | 6:56 | 6:55 | 6:54 | 6:53 | 6:52 | 6:51 | 6:50 | 6:49 | 6:48 | 6:47 | 6:46 | 6:45 | 6:44 | 6:43 | 6:42 | 6:41 | 6:41 | 6:40 | 6:39 | 6:38 | 6:37 | 6:36 | 6:36 | 6:35 | 6:34 | 6:33 |
| Sunset (PM) | 7:12 | 7:13 | 7:13 | 7:13 | 7:14 | 7:14 | 7:15 | 7:15 | 7:15 | 7:16 | 7:16 | 7:17 | 7:17 | 7:17 | 7:18 | 7:18 | 7:19 | 7:19 | 7:20 | 7:20 | 7:20 | 7:21 | 7:21 | 7:22 | 7:22 | 7:23 | 7:23 | 7:23 | 7:24 | 7:24 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12.2 | 7:00 | 7:12 |
| 2 | 12.2 | 6:59 | 7:13 |
| 3 | 12.3 | 6:58 | 7:13 |
| 4 | 12.3 | 6:57 | 7:13 |
| 5 | 12.3 | 6:56 | 7:14 |
| 6 | 12.3 | 6:55 | 7:14 |
| 7 | 12.3 | 6:54 | 7:15 |
| 8 | 12.4 | 6:53 | 7:15 |
| 9 | 12.4 | 6:52 | 7:15 |
| 10 | 12.4 | 6:51 | 7:16 |
| 11 | 12.4 | 6:50 | 7:16 |
| 12 | 12.5 | 6:49 | 7:17 |
| 13 | 12.5 | 6:48 | 7:17 |
| 14 | 12.5 | 6:47 | 7:17 |
| 15 | 12.5 | 6:46 | 7:18 |
| 16 | 12.6 | 6:45 | 7:18 |
| 17 | 12.6 | 6:44 | 7:19 |
| 18 | 12.6 | 6:43 | 7:19 |
| 19 | 12.6 | 6:42 | 7:20 |
| 20 | 12.6 | 6:41 | 7:20 |
| 21 | 12.7 | 6:41 | 7:20 |
| 22 | 12.7 | 6:40 | 7:21 |
| 23 | 12.7 | 6:39 | 7:21 |
| 24 | 12.7 | 6:38 | 7:22 |
| 25 | 12.7 | 6:37 | 7:22 |
| 26 | 12.8 | 6:36 | 7:23 |
| 27 | 12.8 | 6:36 | 7:23 |
| 28 | 12.8 | 6:35 | 7:23 |
| 29 | 12.8 | 6:34 | 7:24 |
| 30 | 12.9 | 6:33 | 7:24 |
Solar energy in April
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.71 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 7.71 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 7.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7.5 | Intense |
| 2 | 7.5 | Intense |
| 3 | 7.5 | Intense |
| 4 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 5 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 6 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 7 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 8 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 9 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 10 | 7.7 | Intense |
| 11 | 7.7 | Intense |
| 12 | 7.7 | Intense |
| 13 | 7.7 | Intense |
| 14 | 7.7 | Intense |
| 15 | 7.7 | Intense |
| 16 | 7.7 | Intense |
| 17 | 7.7 | Intense |
| 18 | 7.7 | Intense |
| 19 | 7.7 | Intense |
| 20 | 7.8 | Intense |
| 21 | 7.8 | Intense |
| 22 | 7.8 | Intense |
| 23 | 7.8 | Intense |
| 24 | 7.8 | Intense |
| 25 | 7.8 | Intense |
| 26 | 7.8 | Intense |
| 27 | 7.8 | Intense |
| 28 | 7.8 | Intense |
| 29 | 7.8 | Intense |
| 30 | 7.8 | Intense |
Hazard calendar for El Salto
None of El Salto's seasonal hazards are active in April. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.
El Salto's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is April a good time to visit El Salto?
Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
April is one of the better times to visit El Salto for general sightseeing.
What to pack for El Salto in April
From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In April, El Salto sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 5°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 3 days see rain.
UV index in El Salto in April
Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in El Salto peaks around May 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 7 (high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
| Level | High | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | High |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | High |
| Feb | 10 | Very high |
| Mar | 12 | Extreme |
| Apr | 14 | Extreme |
| May | 14 | Extreme |
| Jun | 14 | Extreme |
| Jul | 13 | Extreme |
| Aug | 14 | Extreme |
| Sep | 12 | Extreme |
| Oct | 10 | Very high |
| Nov | 7 | Very high |
| Dec | 7 | High |
Where is El Salto?
El Salto sits at 23.8°N, 105.4°W, 2,520 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Pueblo Nuevo, 44 km away.
Topography around El Salto
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of El Salto.
Within 3 km, the terrain around El Salto has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m around an average of 2,568 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,385 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,188 m.
The land around El Salto is covered by trees (61%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.
Mexico travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 2
- Exercise Increased Caution
- Power plugs
- Type A / B
- 120 / 127 V · 60 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 54% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $13,889
- 2025
- Happiness
- 7.0 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 43%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 24.9
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 12.8
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- Upper middle
- World Bank
- English
- Very low
- EF EPI 440
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for El Salto (23.7785°, -105.3604°, elevation 2,520 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).